Originally Posted by
bennos
Also, this interesting piece of news: "New on Acela: Starting August 3, we will automatically reserve you a seat on your Acela reservation. Want to sit in the Quiet Car or at a conference table? You can change your seat easily on the AmtrakŪ app, Amtrak.com or on board."
Interesting. I didn't get the email, but this doesn't shock me, given that they rolled assigned seating out on Acela First Class a year or two ago. I do think it will lead to mass confusion though as people get used to it - it was bad enough in First within a single car. I can only imagine the traffic jams along the rest of the train if (when) people get on the wrong car and have to walk 3 or 4 cars up to find their seat.
In the long run, I like the idea, but getting people adjusted to this will be a bear.